November 22, 2010
Africa: U.S. Firms Should Invest in Canary Islands to Reach Africa, President Says
In Europe, the Canary Islands may be best known as a nearby vacation spot with idyllic climate. Americans may have heard in history class that the Italian explorer Christopher… Read more »
November 20, 2010
Angola: Govt Makes Mockery of Democracy, Says Top Journalist
Angola received higher marks this year on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance. But veteran Angolan journalist Rafael Marques de Morais does not believe the score is deserved.… Read more »
November 19, 2010
Africa: Media Owners Forge New Path in Cameroon Meeting
Media owners from across the African continent today vowed to end reliance on donor funding and rid the industry of corrupt practices. Read more »
November 18, 2010
Africa: Mobile Technology Revolutionizes Healthcare
The use of mobile technology to help improve health in both the developed and developing world is rapidly gaining momentum. A recent summit on mobile health technology, or… Read more »
Nigeria/Botswana: World Football Bans Top Official After Bribe Probe
World football's governing body, Fifa, has banned a Nigerian member of its executive committee from any soccer-related activity for three years after he was said to have discussed… Read more »
November 17, 2010
Africa: Scientists Will Power Next Generation of Development
Ten years into the Millennium Development Goals, everyone is eager to pinpoint what will do most to power African progress. Read more »
November 16, 2010
Africa: Angola and 16 Other African Missions Facing U.S. Bank Account Closures
The Angolan Embassy here canceled tonight's celebration planned to mark the country's 35th independence anniversary, following a decision by Bank of America to close the embassy's… Read more »
Guinea: Conde Wins Polls in Extraordinary Comeback
Guinean opposition leader Alpha Condé has achieved an extraordinary comeback to win the second round of the country's presidential elections. Read more »
November 12, 2010
Africa: G20 Nations Commit to Growth, Aid for Poor Countries
Leaders of 20 of the world's developed and developing economies have drawn up what they call a new "development consensus" calling for "inclusive, sustainable and resilient growth"… Read more »
November 11, 2010
Guinea: Election Commission Announces Early Second-Round Results
Early results of the second round of Guinea's presidential elections show that candidate Alpha Condé is leading his adversary Cellou Dalein Diallo in two of five communes in… Read more »
Africa: Major Summit Promotes Mobile Technologies for Better Health
More than 2,500 participants from around the world in the fields of technology and public health have wrapped up a summit in Washington, DC, on how to more effectively deliver… Read more »
Niger: Release Tandja, Orders Ecowas Court
A West African court has ruled that the house arrest of the former president of Niger, Mamadou Tandja, is illegal, reports Fazozine. Read more »
November 10, 2010
Africa: Mobile Phones 'Powerful' in Promoting Health, Advocates Say
Leaders in the business, development, health and research communities are gathering this week in Washington, DC, to plan how to more effectively deliver healthcare through mobile… Read more »
November 05, 2010
Madagascar: U.S. Calls for Return to Democratic Rule
A senior United States diplomat told the Malagasy people this week that the political structures and processes created by their de facto government were “insufficiently… Read more »
November 04, 2010
Africa: Continent Makes Major Gains in Improving People's Lives, Says UN Report
Ethiopia has emerged as Africa's top performer in improving its people's lives over the past 40 years, says a major United Nations report published today. But while most African… Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Hotly Contested Election Leads to Run-off Vote
President Laurent Gbagbo will face longtime rival Alassane Ouattara in a run-off vote later this month after neither candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in Sunday's… Read more »
November 02, 2010
Sudan: Obama Renews Sanctions Against Khartoum
President Barack Obama has renewed sanctions agains the Sudanese government in Khartoum. Read more »
October 29, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Security Fears as Nation Heads to Polls
After being delayed six times, Cote d'Ivoire's landmark presidential elections will go ahead on Sunday. The nation has been in turmoil since a military coup in 1999, six years… Read more »
October 22, 2010
Cote d'Ivoire: Armed, Masked Men Terrorize West, Says Rights Group
Cote d’Ivoire is preparing to hold long-delayed presidential elections on October 31. Read more »
October 17, 2010
Liberia: Chevron Takes Another Step in Investment
A team from the Chevron Corporation has concluded a fact-finding mission in Liberia, following up its sealing of a three-year oil exploration deal with the government of President… Read more »
October 14, 2010
Kenya: Gibraltar MP Contests Report on Nairobi Meeting
Gibraltar Member of Parliament Steven Linares, in a letter to AllAfrica, has contested the accuracy of a recent report on a meeting in Nairobi in which he was quoted on the issues… Read more »
October 13, 2010
Sudan: Remarks to "The Sudan Referendum - Dangers and Possibilities" at The Brookings Institution
Let me thank the Brookings Institution and Rich Williamson – Nonresident Senior Fellow and Former U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan -- for inviting me to speak at this event… Read more »
October 11, 2010
Nigeria: Our Bet Should Be with the People
Fifty years after independence, Africa's most populous nation is at a crossroad – heading towards an election that can either empower a reform-minded public or entrench a… Read more »
Nigeria: Only Democracy Can Solve Our Problems, Says Civil Society Leader
Only democracy, even with all its imperfections, can resolve Nigeria's problems, Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, one of Nigeria's most respected leaders of civil society, tells… Read more »
October 08, 2010
Nigeria: Jonathan Needs to Allay Fears of Ordinary Citizens - Civil Society Leader
Father Matthew Hassan Kukah is one of Nigeria's most respected leaders of civil society, having worked consistently to bring together the country's religious, regional and ethnic… Read more »